multiple series

djstocko · 02-13-2022, 12:23 PM

Hi, in the metadata the is only one field for Series.

A couple of my authors have crossovers of series appearing in different books. Is there any way to have multiple Series fields in the metadata?

Thanks

theducks · 02-13-2022, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by djstocko

Hi, in the metadata the is only one field for Series.

A couple of my authors have crossovers of series appearing in different books. Is there any way to have multiple Series fields in the metadata?

Thanks

Custom columns: Series like

Be warned, this is a rabbit hole to fall into.

great for a book with 2 (main) series. What do you do when you get an Anthology or Collection that has more than 2? BLOAT your DB for a couple of books?

I use a combination.
I make Series Hierarchical

Pern.Dragonriders
Pern.Harper Hall

That covers a sub series (that I treat as Primary, with the order). They still belong to 'Pern", but I lose the placement in the overall (Not that OCD

)
I also use this for when Series 1 interacts with Series 2 (JA Jance does this a lot)

If there is only that, I can make an entry in the Alt-Series column
BUT when there are more than 2 Entries??

The main series gets set to <Various> (by various Authors) or <Various by Author> (A sampler or boxed set)
Just leave notes in comments (those are searchable, but will not be treated as a series)

JSWolf · 02-13-2022, 01:59 PM

If you are not going to read these books that fall into 2 different series twice, then just put it in the series and order that you will read it.

MSWallack · 02-14-2022, 10:26 AM

Or, you could save yourself the headache of dealing with this problem by simply banging your head against your desk (preferably, quite vigorously), cursing the author for creating the metadata hell, and then drowning your pain in a nice glass of your preferred libation. Works every time.

02-13-2022, 12:23 PM	#1
djstocko Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2022 Device: kindle paperwhite	multiple series Hi, in the metadata the is only one field for Series. A couple of my authors have crossovers of series appearing in different books. Is there any way to have multiple Series fields in the metadata? Thanks

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,745 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	If you are not going to read these books that fall into 2 different series twice, then just put it in the series and order that you will read it.

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MSWallack Right, Except When Wrong Posts: 363 Karma: 4323767 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indianapolis Device: Kindle Oasis 3 (sometimes iPad Mini).	Or, you could save yourself the headache of dealing with this problem by simply banging your head against your desk (preferably, quite vigorously), cursing the author for creating the metadata hell, and then drowning your pain in a nice glass of your preferred libation. Works every time.

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